Tag: Fossil fuel companies
Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate...
In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.
How the fossil fuel industry buys goodwill
From sports to academia to the arts, fossil fuel companies are pouring money on the things we love, in an effort to “not be held accountable” for climate chaos.
Fossil fuel companies pay $192 million to extract fossil fuels from...
“It’s basically a giveaway to industry of millions of acres of the Gulf of Mexico so they can lock in production for years, at a time when we need to be shifting away from fossil fuel development.”
Fossil fuel companies are promoting ‘lower carbon,’ ‘responsibly sourced’ oil and...
The oil and gas industry is looking to capitalize off an increasingly-popular socially responsible investing wave that emphasizes the environment.
Oil industry ‘net-zero’ pledges are an attempt to delay climate action,...
Fossil fuel companies, experts say, “cannot be relied upon to decarbonize at the speed and scale needed” to tackle rising global emissions.
Fossil fuel companies and their supporters ask Supreme Court to intervene...
“I would imagine the oil companies will seek en banc [full court] review in the Ninth Circuit. If that fails they'll petition … the Supreme Court.”
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On a Planet at the Brink.
Two deranged blowhards walk into a bar . . . pontificate like know-it-alls ....
The horror exceeds whether Trump is stupid, ignorant, senile and/or fixated, even locked into failed “instinctual” responses. What matters is the damage done from MAGA recklessness before being defanged, decommissioned, impeached or exiled.
Police kill 1-year-old in Mississippi, then tear gas protesters demanding answers
The fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley after an alleged shoplifting call has ignited protests in Senatobia, where residents say years of police escalation and mistrust reached a breaking point.
Trump threatens Iran as peace talks advance despite Israel’s Lebanon escalation
As mediators report a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, Trump’s threats, Iran’s Hormuz warning, and Israel’s refusal to withdraw from Lebanon are testing whether diplomacy can survive another push toward regional war.
ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain
New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.